I’m a flute player, but I used to be apart of an honor society that did a brass instrument clean out every year. For elementary schools. We would work through eight different schools with about...ten to fifteen instruments each. We could start around 2:30 PM, and finish around 5-6 PM, depending on how many workers we had that year. (My first year there were only four of us, and our director.) I was meticulous about how I cleaned the ones that passed by me, but...the things we found in those instrument. I found a lego figure in a euphonium. Practically everything was black in them. My director was confused when he couldn’t get water out of the bell of a tuba. He reached in, and we all heard something crunch. He pulled out an entire sandwich in a ziplock bag. He just started at us with the most done expression while we all cracked up. Ahhh good times.
I'm a bassist and in no way does this video pertain to me, but watching your meticulous work and passion for your instrument is just delightful! Good job!
Martin Holde Yould you help me? I've put an giant ballon over my bass and tried to clean it then. Didn't worked. Edit: Wait a second, I use an digital Bass from FL Studios. Now my PC is full of liquid nooo
I’m a clarinet player so I can’t relate to this but I got a close friend that plays the same instrument and she has struggles cleaning hers so I will definitely show her this!
Every brass player needs to watch this!!! While I've been doing most of these, there where certain tricks I wasn't aware of that would be extremely useful. Thanks for making this!
Yay! Now you are able to count twenty rests and play a single note that precedes another twenty rests (and so on and so on) Thank you for polishing and practicing this brass instrument for years to get in this concert/band/marching band!
Sweetie, this is for brass instruments. We have more complicated parts of our instrument like pads and more buttons. Please never give your instrument a bath like a brass player would
My Low Brass instructor in High School was an old school DCI guy and he always had a mandatory clean and polish party before competitions and this really took me back. It was backbreaking work cleaning a whole contrabass but man that thing was pretty when I was done.
excellent video...As a young 7th Grader over 52 years ago, my band director hammered home the importance of keep your instrument CLEAN..I still impress the cleaning peocess to all of my tutoring students...
@Joshua Rogers It just annoys me that people say horn all the time when it's a euph or trumpet or whatever, when the nickname for the f horn is the horn (which I play, btw)
Thanks for sharing this! I'm a new band teacher and I played percussion/piano all through HS and college. Never really understood why people were interested in other instruments but you made your horn look so good lol XD
I taught public school instrumental music for 36 years and I am a brass player. I recommend this video to all band directors as well as all brass players. There is a lot to learn here. This video should be shown to all instrumental music teachers!
I tried Brasso on my instrument today to clean it. And holy cow, it did a phenomenal job cleaning all the oil off of there! Looks so awesome. Thanks for the great tip!
Vanskid5 Some companies do make polish for gold instruments, but from playing the sousaphone (tuba) we have figured out that windex works pretty well on the goldies. Our 12 silvers take forever to go through this process of Hagerty's polish or the paste while our secondaries are done in 15 minutes or less
Thank you so much for this! I never really was told how 2 clean my horn and, while I’ve picked up some things, your guide here is the most extensive one I’ve found yet
TheDerpNinja I SHOULD DO THIS! I play the tuba which would be EXTREMELY time consuming but I own my dad's old pea-shooter (basic trombone) that hasn't been cleaned in almost 35 years
The first 30 seconds in, I can tell I'm in for a treat. So chill and informative too. You answer just about everything I could ever wonder about when cleaning it haha :)
@@randomperson4254 The little pads under the keys fell off, and the peices wouldn't go together right. I tried to use just the mouthpeice, but it didn't make any noise
A word of caution... Brasso is meant to polish door knobs and brass rails, NOT musical instruments. If you have a non-plated instrument it WILL take the lacquer off and ruin the finish. I would stick to just soap, water, and polishing cloths for the inexperienced. I'm all for educating on good horn care but, if you're in doubt, PLEASE take your horn to a professional to get it cleaned.
Such a great video! Very clear and extremely easy to follow. I've never heard about the balloon trick before, but it's so clever! Also, that is such a gorgeous horn you've got! Glad to see its being taken care of.
Yo this is actually helpful. I play a silver trumpet, and it’s only been 3 months since I got it, and already it’s looking real dirty. This just solved that for me. Thanks bro!
I'd refrain from using Brasso on slides as it is an abrasive polishing compound. Try using a degreaser like purple power. It'll remove all that old oil and grease without messing with the metal . . . well, unless you don't rinse thoroughly. The balloon tip was cool; very clever! All in all, a very cool video, man. I feel like cleaning horns is such a foreign concept to a lot of music students, and it's refreshing to see something like this.
One thing he forgot in the video: Felt pads, which are common on many brass instruments, should NOT get wet if you can help it. Remove them and leave them outside the tub, and just put them back on when you’re done; they generally don’t need cleaning. If you feel you absolutely need to clean them, use another method.
Glad to see I'm not insane for doing this to both my concert and marching horns, though hadn't thought about using the brasso. What slide grease are you using? Thanks Luke! When all else is gone, the bones always remain.
imagine having an instrument that fits into the tub
Sincerely,
a tuba player
Yeah no way is my sousaphone getting in the tub
@@victoriaanne7678 you need a swimming pool for that
And a euphonium is a tuba...
imagine having a tub...
Imagine
CZcams: How to clean a brass instrument-
Me: meh
CZcams: -With balloons
Me: I’m intrigued
Alexis Fowler me
Alexis Fowler literally the EXACT same thing I said💀
me too and then, meh.
Sounds like me Alexis. Me2. I'd like to see him clean it with 2lb of raw hamburger though.
Best demo online
Why am I watching this I play trumpet.
Oh wait
Me to
U are not good tho
Maria Reyes no u
*Sweats nervously in flute*
Me play trombone 😁.....i have short arms too!!.....like if you get it! 😂😂😂
i polished my instrument so much i cant see it anymore
hold up what does this bottle say
wait tf thats acid brb
Bro I've taken acid too, that shit wild
@@catalinad6982 what? She meant a acid chemical. If you are taking acid good luck lol.
Reece Yee hmm yes it appears the joke has wings and flew over your head
@@statingtheobvious8119 r/woooosh
Don't forget to feed and water your baritone as well
Every one keeps calling it a baritone for the bleeding love of God it is a EUPHONIUM!
Exactly a baritone is smaller
@@Krisarevalo-wf5dn that and the fact that there is a valve off to the side away from the other valves.
Its not a baritone oml.
No U it’s actually a piano
I’m a flute player, but I used to be apart of an honor society that did a brass instrument clean out every year.
For elementary schools.
We would work through eight different schools with about...ten to fifteen instruments each. We could start around 2:30 PM, and finish around 5-6 PM, depending on how many workers we had that year. (My first year there were only four of us, and our director.)
I was meticulous about how I cleaned the ones that passed by me, but...the things we found in those instrument.
I found a lego figure in a euphonium. Practically everything was black in them.
My director was confused when he couldn’t get water out of the bell of a tuba. He reached in, and we all heard something crunch.
He pulled out an entire sandwich in a ziplock bag. He just started at us with the most done expression while we all cracked up.
Ahhh good times.
kAK A SANDWICH! OMG I JUST DIED
Aye flute gang
kAK the heck a samich
Did anyone else click on the blue text?
Son of Minerva do you not know what it was?
“A snake”
Me: **picks up garden snake**
Me: “ready”
!
Guys, this is hilarious I feel like it deserves more likes
Its actually pronounced garter.
@@okay6470 Did you just respond, "Guys, this is hilarious I feel like it deserves more likes," to your own comment?
Noah Wittwer yes, yes I did
Instructions unclear: life size spongebob balloon stuck in baritone, whole instrument smells like mayonnaise
Ruby Now that’s an instrument 😂
Hey I play the baritone
No I think thats right
Euphonium
Don't know why I'm here....
*I play clarinet*
Ivory, I don’t either. I play violin 😂
I don’t even play instruments 😂😂
I play the violin, so I feel ya
Same
Ivory Paige I play uke
Tried this on my piano..... didn't work.
***** yeah..... I found that out the hard way. Do you know how hard it was to find a bath big enough to submerge it?
It was a joke!!!
fuddle128260394 chuck it in a pool
Try hitting it with a crowbar
fuddle128260394 did you try turning it off and back on again
Nobody:
People in the comments: why am I here im a *bassdrum*
Briceson watson bass drum is actually under the percussion part of the band.lol sorry I just had to point that out (I’m a percussionist)😅🙃
@@ezgamings3868 no shit
I’m a snair I just wanted to see what the crap was going on
The Emerald Savage you sure?
Me: knows damn well I’ll never play a brass instrument
Also Me: damn I feel like cleaning a tuba.
Thats a baratone but u got the spirit
Thats a euphonium but you got the spirit
Ally Galvin+ nah that’s a trumpet
@@rachelguzzo1602 ah yes. The finest of trumpets.
@@Danny-sy7bg wait i thought baratone was another name for euphonium... My brother plays baratone. Am i THAT stupid :')
I'm a bassist and in no way does this video pertain to me, but watching your meticulous work and passion for your instrument is just delightful! Good job!
Thanks for the kind words!
Martin Holde Same im a percussionist but still... shiny
Martin Holde Same I play the flute but I clicked on the video because I thought he would play it with all the balloons on it!
Martin Holde Yould you help me? I've put an giant ballon over my bass and tried to clean it then. Didn't worked.
Edit:
Wait a second, I use an digital Bass from FL Studios. Now my PC is full of liquid nooo
I am a bassist and Tubist😉😉😉!!!
try to tell this to highschool students
I am a high school student and have one of those silver marching baritones
Sloan V too late.
Яight Aиd Wгоиg I'm too paranoid to clean my silver marching baritone
SilentStorm7 I might hurt it
no need, i am a high school student that used to play a tuba
instructions unclear: piano is now submerged in pool
Meanwhile my trumpets looking like a Detroit Walmart with how gross it is
Lmfao, this one absolutely killed me.
😆😂🤣
@Mr. Cool jeez clean it bro
I play the french horn... HOW LONG IS THIS GOING TO TAKE
I feel your pain
To long
Lol right
Sierra Quinty I did this too, except for the one with the spray polish. Fuck that
I feel ya, man. We can hardly ever find where our spit is located.
I'm jealous of that euphonium
same
i play the tuba
Congratulations, Samuel.
Samuel DuCharme I play the baritone, about to switch to tuba
Adrian Ishmael same, and I hardly ever even play euph
Euphonium is by far the most underrated instrument
Keith Fletcher I play the tuba, baritone, trombone, and violin and i agree that the euphonium is indeed underrated.
Yeah it’s pretty sad 😢
except by those of us who play it
what other non-tuba brass can join in Tuba Christmas?
I’m a clarinet player so I can’t relate to this but I got a close friend that plays the same instrument and she has struggles cleaning hers so I will definitely show her this!
Really helpful info... some of it applies to trumpet, just don't have to go all Hagarty's on everything
Mighty fine euphonium you have there! 😁
yes that is a euphonium
It's a nice Besson Pristege. Probably about $14K
More around 9K
9k
must be nice. 👌
*looks at thumbnail*
OK so you just throw balloons all over it this is good
Tabourba
What? He said it's good. This negativity man...
Same
Michaella Fairbairn In
R/woooooosh
Oh wow,. 666 likes
As a flute player, seeing an instrument soaking in all that water made me anxious. I couldn't stop imagining doing the same thing to my flute!
I came for the comments that say:
"Why am I here? I don't even play an instrument! Lol 😂😂😂"
I tried it on my dog to since he was dirty it didn’t work....
Zeicon117 YT stick the *snake* inside the *tubes*
Did you oil his valves? Did you grease the tubes?
_fully submerge for 30 min_
Oshimimers ah thx mate
Semi-Serious youtuber oh frick you right
That’s a sexy euphonium
OMG last year when I stared playing the baritone a girl in the year above me said that my Baritone is sexy and it was so funny! 😂
I think it's a baritone- it looks like a euph but he calls it his "horn"
T is really way to big for an alt horn
Untold Truths It’s a besson prestige
Euphonium.
@@untoldtruths9316 All instruments are considered horns bud
Every brass player needs to watch this!!! While I've been doing most of these, there where certain tricks I wasn't aware of that would be extremely useful. Thanks for making this!
0:40 “I like to line up my valves in order.”
Hi, I’m a slide trombone player.
*slide in order
Why am I watching this, im a pianist
Same
Lol same, don’t know how I got here
I am a downhill rider, How im here .-.
I’m a cellist 😂
Im a violinist
I'm lazy. Avoided this video for more than 4 months. Keeps popping up in recommended. I CLEANED MY TRUMPET ALRIGHT!!! CZcams PLS NO
*Poqqers* Consider yourself lucky, I play tuba 😂
Omg i found trumpet friend
*Poqqers* you play trumpet to nice
@@hxndlezz7455 first of all I love ur name and I found man trumpet friends :D
@@penelopereumont1336 yey more friends :D
When he talkin’ ‘bout valves and I play trombone...
😐 😑 💀
Imagine having to jerk off your instrument to play
This comment was made by: Trumpet gang
imagine being the most unique instrument in the band
this comment was made by: trombone gang
Me: hey my instrument comes apart a total of 5 ways what the heck is a valve
Imagine having to blow into your instrument
This comment was made by: percussion gang
i do too lol
CZcams: how to clean a brass instrument
Me: Uhm.. I play piano
CZcams: With balloons
Me: .o. Balloons
I can confirm, it works on pianos
I'm a Woodwind, CZcams. This will destroy my instrument.
Paranoid Synthesizer saame
brass
Suzuki Kekirito woodwinds are terrible
Lance Stewart Fan here! 😂😂
Lance Stewart Fan here! Okay but listen. Double Reeds
*”when my horn starts to look and feel dirty...”*
Clorox Bleach are you the only Clorox Bleach or are there multiple? You’re on like every video I watch
Clorox Bleach hey what are you doing here I’m the real Clorox bleach
Here's the process I use to clean my instrument:
Just make sure the washing machine is on gentle cycle.
Evan Pekovich same I see him everywhere
Yay! Now you are able to count twenty rests and play a single note that precedes another twenty rests (and so on and so on)
Thank you for polishing and practicing this brass instrument for years to get in this concert/band/marching band!
日本語字幕欲しい...
I want Japanese subtitles
I don't even play an instrument but for some reason this video has my full attention the whole time while I was watching it
Jacob King what lmao
same
Jacob King get ahta here
Same here
I play woodwind not brass and same....
Ahhh....a clean horn is a happy horn :^)
:o) HoNk
Daniel Ibata
Omg XD
:o) HoNk
seraphim i think my horn has a meh expression because its not all the way clean
Daniel Ibata wrong type of horns gamzee duo
its so refreshing to have a clean instrument, feels like a whole new experience playing the instrument
I've probably watched this video 100 times over the years showing it to my students. SUPER HELPFUL THANK YOU
My sax doesn't work anymore.
JBurgs03 Exact!!! nobody can see it?
Its WOODWIND
r/woooosh
Sweetie, this is for brass instruments. We have more complicated parts of our instrument like pads and more buttons. Please never give your instrument a bath like a brass player would
emma L. ...I rinsed my flute a couple of times in the sink and it still is fine although it could have just been because I wasn’t thorough enough.
Why is this so satisfying to watch?
My Low Brass instructor in High School was an old school DCI guy and he always had a mandatory clean and polish party before competitions and this really took me back. It was backbreaking work cleaning a whole contrabass but man that thing was pretty when I was done.
excellent video...As a young 7th Grader over 52 years ago, my band director hammered home the importance of keep your instrument CLEAN..I still impress the cleaning peocess to all of my tutoring students...
風船つけて吹くのかと思ったwww
匿名 それな‼
匿名
それな‼‼‼
それな！
それな！
Can anyone translate?
This has no use to me because I play violin. But now I know how to clean a horn or whatever that is.👍
Thats a baritone also i want to play violin i play cello
It's also a FRENCH HORN
+Gentle Cabbage
+Darkiplier
+xXBlack_OceanXx
Thats a Euphonium. A girl in my middle school band plays it.
@@xxblack_oceanxx A french horn is the circular instrument, that is a baritone or technically, it is a Euphonium
@Joshua Rogers
It just annoys me that people say horn all the time when it's a euph or trumpet or whatever, when the nickname for the f horn is the horn (which I play, btw)
Thanks for sharing this! I'm a new band teacher and I played percussion/piano all through HS and college. Never really understood why people were interested in other instruments but you made your horn look so good lol XD
Me a saxophonist: oh let me watch this for the fifth time
I taught public school instrumental music for 36 years and I am a brass player. I recommend this video to all band directors as well as all brass players. There is a lot to learn here. This video should be shown to all instrumental music teachers!
I'm scared that i might break my tuba.... and my tub.
Colinz2 Gamming I have old schooled tuba from 1970's from holton it's the first tuba they bought from my school
Same lol
I tried Brasso on my instrument today to clean it. And holy cow, it did a phenomenal job cleaning all the oil off of there! Looks so awesome. Thanks for the great tip!
dude your instrument is so well taken care of! Definitely gonna use this advice in the near future
Where do I buy elbow grease?
I hope you are just joking
At the wiper fluid shop
It’s at your local hardware store next to the cans of K9P or near the long weights.
Next to the blinker fluid
My dealers buddy sells it and its better than the acid my dealler gives me
I play tenor sax... Why am I watching this
Mason Sauers I play French Horn this video was pretty useful for me
if you're desperate enough, you can remove the pads, and follow the guide but stop before you polish it, you can only polish silver instruments.
I play contrabass, i don't even know how i got here
Vanskid5 Some companies do make polish for gold instruments, but from playing the sousaphone (tuba) we have figured out that windex works pretty well on the goldies. Our 12 silvers take forever to go through this process of Hagerty's polish or the paste while our secondaries are done in 15 minutes or less
Mason Sauers me too dude what's wrong with me
Thank you so much for this! I never really was told how 2 clean my horn and, while I’ve picked up some things, your guide here is the most extensive one I’ve found yet
Very good production values. Informative and clear. Thanks!
Thanks I cleaned my 12 year old trombone that was really dirty
TheDerpNinja trombones are hard on fast songs I play trombone so
TheDerpNinja I play trombone too
+Blobfish Forlife ehhh,trombone isn't that hard but, I struggle with 16 notes idk why that's the only hard part for me ...
TheDerpNinja I SHOULD DO THIS! I play the tuba which would be EXTREMELY time consuming but I own my dad's old pea-shooter (basic trombone) that hasn't been cleaned in almost 35 years
Nick Stygles yes but do NOT use brasso on lacquered brass. It will strip it all off
The first 30 seconds in, I can tell I'm in for a treat. So chill and informative too. You answer just about everything I could ever wonder about when cleaning it haha :)
instructions unclear: my cat is inside the tv
tgniveckiify WHAT
How did you manage that?
At least make the comment format relevant to the video
I don’t even play instruments. I just like watching people clean
*NOTICE: THIS DOES NOT WORK ON FLUTES. DO NOT MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE I DID*
Flute is woodwind he said BRASS
@@randomperson4254 i know, geesus. I thought that maybe a similar method would work. It didn't.
@@RtsShrtFrRtthw Well just getting my point across
@@RtsShrtFrRtthw Btw what happened to your flute?
@@randomperson4254 The little pads under the keys fell off, and the peices wouldn't go together right. I tried to use just the mouthpeice, but it didn't make any noise
A word of caution... Brasso is meant to polish door knobs and brass rails, NOT musical instruments. If you have a non-plated instrument it WILL take the lacquer off and ruin the finish. I would stick to just soap, water, and polishing cloths for the inexperienced. I'm all for educating on good horn care but, if you're in doubt, PLEASE take your horn to a professional to get it cleaned.
Mark Michelson Of course! Never use Brasso on lacquer - only on the slides.
lol exactly what I was thinking
Luke Gall my friend, Brasso is way too aggressive for slides, I'd suggest switching to something a lot less abrasive like Wenol or Wright's
Gee thanks mark
Thanks for this tutorial. I really needed to clean my instrument after practicing for 40 hours a day and this really helped.
*is a percussionist*
*genuinely enjoys every second of this video*
私もユーフォを専攻に大学に通っています。楽器の手入れの仕方、参考にしたいと思いました。しかし聞き取れたのがスライドグリスだけでした。(オチ)
バルブオイルも解りました❗
Ya same
分かるスライドグリスしかわかんなかったw
3:48 のTシャツだけ聞き取れました。wwww
Where's my euphonium fam at?
ShowingSummer dying
Surviving and beautiful
Here
Another one bites the dust but Euphonium survives
Euphonium gang gang
Imagine having more than 4 parts
this post was made by the trombone gang.
yes
Really good method. Will definitely be trying this
Such a great video! Very clear and extremely easy to follow. I've never heard about the balloon trick before, but it's so clever! Also, that is such a gorgeous horn you've got! Glad to see its being taken care of.
I love this video! It's really high quality and gives a lot of information! Thank's for the tips man! It's really enjoyable to watch!
Thanks for watching!
Yo this is actually helpful. I play a silver trumpet, and it’s only been 3 months since I got it, and already it’s looking real dirty. This just solved that for me. Thanks bro!
Im a string player, how in the world did I ended up here?
Im a percussionist why am I watching this😂😂😂
Why is it so interesting🤔
Yung NATOBIH I don't even play music, just watched aot of videos about Euphonium recently and this popped in my recommendations
Yung NATOBIH same!!!!
Yung NATOBIH im a woodwind and a guitarist and play uke, recorder, piano, drums why am i watching this
Lol
Me too
I'd refrain from using Brasso on slides as it is an abrasive polishing compound. Try using a degreaser like purple power. It'll remove all that old oil and grease without messing with the metal . . . well, unless you don't rinse thoroughly. The balloon tip was cool; very clever! All in all, a very cool video, man. I feel like cleaning horns is such a foreign concept to a lot of music students, and it's refreshing to see something like this.
k3w1k47 valve oil is a great degreaser
This unironically is the best tutorial to clean an instrument I've seen.
i’m a clarinet player and i’ve never seen anything more satisfying
I'm a flute player but I'm still watching this -_-
Sky And Kei me too ≧∇≦
Sky And Kei me too
One thing he forgot in the video:
Felt pads, which are common on many brass instruments, should NOT get wet if you can help it. Remove them and leave them outside the tub, and just put them back on when you’re done; they generally don’t need cleaning. If you feel you absolutely need to clean them, use another method.
MY JAW DROPPED WATCHING THIS
Great video. You covered it all!
this is an amazing tutorial, thank you!
note to self to NOT use brass polish on valves (made that boo boo with my trumpet and ruined the valves and casing)
Horn? That's a euphonium!
*Why am I here, I’m a cellist*
Same
Me too 😂
Woooo
I'm a violinist and flute player
Why am I here I’m a euphonium player
“When my horn starts to look and feel dirty”
I’m a percussionist, but if I ever come across a brass instrument that I need to clean, I now know how to do it 👍🏻 Great vid
Please clean my trombone
Good! here...*gives you my trombone to clean* 😂
You got two trombones to clean now!....yout welcome! 😁😁😁😂😂😂
This vid is honestly so satisfying
Tried this on my violin. Thanks! Now it’s really clean!
Who else doesn’t have a brass instrument but is just watching this?
I play bongos!
@@axiomaddict lmao gay
Tried on my Bass guitar; didn't sound too good after.
Icee Did you levave a crevice uncovered
Looks so beautiful 😍
Thanks for the tips and guide, I will definitely use this whole process on my French horn
instructions unclear: trombone
A casual string instrument player passing by
I don't even play a brass instrument but this is SUPER ENTERTAINING AND SATISFYING
I play woodwind instruments but this is still fascinating
Imagine having to go through a day's long process just to clean your instrument
Imagine imagining
Beastly_ Trolls imagine imagining about imagining
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wow this is actually helpful.
new to your channel, never seen you before, so I expected a joke.
Glad to see I'm not insane for doing this to both my concert and marching horns, though hadn't thought about using the brasso. What slide grease are you using? Thanks Luke!
When all else is gone, the bones always remain.
I don’t even have a brass instrument, I just think that this video was relaxing and satisfying